Stories by Rimin Dutt

Australian businesses saw a 25 per cent increase in online orders to about $237 billion in 2011-12, according to latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Former Symantec Australia channel director, Jeffrey Arndt, has filed a lawsuit against Symantec Australia alleging unfair dismissal, according to documents filed with the Federal Circuit Court of Australia at Sydney.

The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has welcomed the release of the Copyright and the Digital Economy discussion paper by the Australian Law Reform Commission.

VMware Australia senior communications manager, Emma Rogers, has left the company to join Amazon Web Services, as its public relations officer.

Telco services provider, Anittel Group, has named Rob Pickering chief technology officer.

Telecommunications company, ShoreTel, opened its new office ShoreTel House in North Sydney a ceremony attended by its customers, suppliers, partners and staff on the evening of Thursday 30 May 2013.

Business and government agencies will be required to notify people when a data breach affecting their privacy occurs, according to new privacy laws that will be introduced in Parliament shortly, Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, has said.

Datacentre infrastructure vendor, Rittal, officially launched its RimatriX S, a standardised modular datacentre unit at CeBIT 2013 in Sydney that aims to be an alternative to a traditional datacentres, reducing the planning and implementing costs.

Lack of awareness about security threats and vulnerability continues to be one of the biggest challenges in the fast-changing evolving cyber security landscape, said a panel on cyber security at the Cebit 2013 Cyber Security Conference in Sydney.

Enterprise software solutions provider, TechnologyOne, has posted a net profit after tax of $8.7 million for the first half, up 17 per cent from the same period last year.

Wireless networking and hardware accessories maker, Belkin A/NZ, has signed a partnership with warehouse and logistics services provider, Cellnet Limited, as its new distributor to help it increase its presence in the telco channel.

Telco wholesale aggregator, Inabox Group Limited, is planning an initial public offer of $2.9 million on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Huawei Australia posted sales of about $368m in 2012, up 61 per cent from last year on what is the company’s most successful year in the Australian market.

ARN hosted its latest roundtable on virtual desktop infrastructure at Est. in Sydney. Attendees discussed trends and technological advancements in the VDI space and the opportunities and challenges in deploying VDI in today's environment.

Electronics retailer, JB Hi-Fi, expects net profit after tax to be between $112 million and $116 million, a 7 per cent to 11 per cent rise over last year, driven by stronger than expected sales in the second half of FY13.